Why on earth isn't Forrest Gump on DVD?!?!?!

[pg22]

This is my all-time favorite movies....it's one of the top ten grossing films of all time...it won 10 acadamy awards..........


.....yet it's not on DVD......WHY!?!?!?!?!?! :|

 

[Locutus of Board]

Life is like a box of chocolates.

You never know what you're gonna get.

BTW, there's a good sequel named "Foreskin Gump"

 

[pg22]

........



(ok....I have to admit, that was good.. )

 

[IBhacknU]

beats me? This is one DVD I need in my collection.

 

[hpkeeper]

Yeah, I was wondering that myself.

My VHS copy and I are just like Pea's and Carrots.

 

[Valhalla1]

...shrimp salad
...shrimp kabob's
...shrimp stew
...fried shrimp
...shrimp skampy


:Q

 

[tjdavis1138]

Good question.

The same reason we don't have Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Godfather Trilogy (although it's rumored I believe) and many others.

Whatever that reason may be, I don't have a clue.

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

well when all those movies come out, they better be packed full of extras.

 

[IBhacknU]

yep... a Directors Cut is the only way to go on those movies. Cut scenes, alternate endings, commentary, etc.

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

shoot, they better have that godfather alternate cowbell ending.

 

[SendTrash]

crap, you are right!

Also why the hell isn't Star Wars on DVD? haven't we suffered enought?

 

[MadMerc]

cos you know who wont let it happen

whats the connection between star wars and indiana jones?

 

[Passions]

because george lucas heavily invested those giant record sized cd's, i think they were called laser disc.
and he is against dvds thats why!

 

[Tran23]

as with everything else, he, i won't name names, but <cough>lucas<cough>, always wants to do everything himself(or oversee everything). Thats what I read a few months ago. I dunno, maybe he just doesn't trust other people.

 

[RossMAN]

I still have nightmares about how many YEARS it took for Braveheart to finally be released onto DVD.

What about Schindler's List? Once Forrest Gump, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Schindler's List are released on DVD I'll definitely order all of them!

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

tjdavis:

I'm not completely positive but I seem to recall seeing &quot;The Godfather Trilogy&quot; on DVD at one of those dedicated movie stores in the mall. Same goes for Indiana Jones. Maybe my mind is just playing tricks on me but for some reason I seem to recall seeing them.

JR..

edited for typos

 

[pg22]

I want my Jenny in DVD

 

[Demosthenes]

heh, Roger.. your eyes were playing tricks on you. Those movies are the few black spots on the DVD format.. I work in the media section of Circuit City and it's unbelievable how often I have to explain why Star wars, Indiania jones and others aren't on DVD..

 

[rahvin]

Speilberg and Lucas don't do DVD. (well not yet anyway)

 

[loup garou]

Spielberg does DVD: Jaws, Jurassic Park, The Lost World...

 

[rahvin]

All three of those movies were released very recently, and I would be supprised if he had control over them like he does with the others. He has said that Indiana Jones won't see DVD till like 2003 or something.

 

[pg22]

Well...who is the dink behind not releasing Forrest Gump on DVD? I know Lucas had nothng to do with it, I don't think Spielberg did....I do know Zemeskis directed it....but the thing is....I've heard NOTHING on the subject...almost like the movie doesn't exsist....

 

[JMaster]

Because the movie industry knows that people can rip DVD's now and distribute them like MP3's

 

[Zucchini]

jmaster,
not really DivX encodes as good as they are do not match dvd quality. Mp3 on the other hand is pretty much indistinguishable to most ppl if encoded at a good rate. DivX also is missing, special features, surround, menus, and resolution

 

[SendTrash]

Divx are the best and better than dvds... but the only reason to buy dvds are for the extras...
If you are watching movies on your computer, than Divx is more than fine, and DVD cann't be appreciated... you need a home theater setup for a dvd, and most college people don't have that.